Sanchez-Beltran v. United States of Amercia

Filing 16

ORDER DIRECTING RESPONDENT TO ANSWER. Signed by Judge Lucy H. Koh on 1/29/2015. (lhklc3, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/29/2015)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN JOSE DIVISION

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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LUCIO SANCHEZ-BELTRAN,
Petitioner,

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ORDER DIRECTING RESPONDENT
TO ANSWER

v.

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Case Nos.: 07-CV-02098-JF(LHK)
99-CR-20106-JF-2

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

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Respondent.

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On June 26, 2009, Judge Fogel issued an order denying Petitioner’s motion under 28

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U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate, set aside, or correct Petitioner’s sentence. ECF No. 10. On September

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29, 2010, the Ninth Circuit denied Petitioner’s request for a certificate of appealability. ECF No.

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15.

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On January 7, 2014, Petitioner filed a motion to reopen his § 2255 proceedings under Rule

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60(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, arguing that the Supreme Court’s intervening

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decision in Lafler v. Cooper, 132 S. Ct. 1376 (2012), provides cause for the Court to order an

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evidentiary hearing in this case. No. 99-CR-20106-JF-2, ECF No. 219 at 4 (citing United States v.

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Soto-Lopez, 475 F. App’x 144 (9th Cir. 2012)).

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Case Nos.: 07-CV-02098-JF(LHK); 99-CR-20106-JF-2
ORDER DIRECTING RESPONDENT TO ANSWER

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The Court hereby ORDERS Respondent to file an answer to Petitioner’s Rule 60(b)

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motion not exceeding ten (10) pages in length by April 29, 2015. Respondent’s answer should

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address the effect, if any, of Lafler and Soto-Lopez on Petitioner’s claim.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: January 29, 2015
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LUCY H. KOH
United States District Judge

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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Case Nos.: 07-CV-02098-JF(LHK); 99-CR-20106-JF-2
ORDER DIRECTING RESPONDENT TO ANSWER